I was like wot! Abuse has shaped my whole life and no-one ever talks about it.
Listen.
Silence.
And around this time the NSPCC published the report about the 11 million...
and then Jimmy Savile and up to a thousand victims...
and everyone agrees it's awful...
but you're still the downer at the dinner party if you talk about yourself as part of that narrative.
In a tipi in the middle of Somerset, when she was a new mum and there were only the wilds, Viv Gordon remembers. Through her characteristic humour and warmth, Viv leads us through the act of remembering and what happened next. A powerhouse of a show combining installation, live performance and collective acts of resistance - this is a vital call to arms.
Listen.
Silence.
And around this time the NSPCC published the report about the 11 million...
and then Jimmy Savile and up to a thousand victims...
and everyone agrees it's awful...
but you're still the downer at the dinner party if you talk about yourself as part of that narrative.
In a tipi in the middle of Somerset, when she was a new mum and there were only the wilds, Viv Gordon remembers. Through her characteristic humour and warmth, Viv leads us through the act of remembering and what happened next. A powerhouse of a show combining installation, live performance and collective acts of resistance - this is a vital call to arms.
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“One of the most moving, thrilling, angry and poised pieces of theatre I have ever seen. Viv Gordon holds the space in a way that made me hold my breath, grip my knuckles, cry and yet feel completely safe. This is brilliant theatre”
Sarah Blowers, Co-Artistic Director, Strike A Light
“Without doubt the best example of theatre activism I’ve ever seen.”
Jo Watson - Founder, A Disorder for Everyone
“This brilliant work needs to be available to all survivors and should be compulsory viewing for allies, service professionals and policy makers.”
Claire Bloor - Former CEO, SARSAS
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“One of the most moving, thrilling, angry and poised pieces of theatre I have ever seen. Viv Gordon holds the space in a way that made me hold my breath, grip my knuckles, cry and yet feel completely safe. This is brilliant theatre”
Sarah Blowers, Co-Artistic Director, Strike A Light
“Without doubt the best example of theatre activism I’ve ever seen.”
Jo Watson - Founder, A Disorder for Everyone
“This brilliant work needs to be available to all survivors and should be compulsory viewing for allies, service professionals and policy makers.”
Claire Bloor - Former CEO, SARSAS
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Writer & Performer - Viv Gordon
Director & Co-Writer - Tom Roden Music Composer - Thomas Johnson Designer - Imogen Harvey-Lewis Lighting Designer - Chris Swain Producers - Kate McStraw & Sarah Blowers Technical Stage Manager - Simon Langley |
Technician - Alice Truman Boal
General Manager - Olivia Tetlow FOH Support - Cushla Gordon Simpson Marketing & Comms - Helga Brandt & Cushla Gordon Simpson Wellbeing Support - Holly Chilton & Kate Elgood Access PA - Lisa Hall |
Gallery
Photography by: Ed Felton
Supported by Strike A Light through their Let Artists Be Artists scheme, Women's Centre Cornwall and National Centre for Creative Health. With thanks to East Street Arts for supporting us in securing the shop space in Broadwalk shopping centre, Bristol.
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2021 show creation and preview tour supported by National Lottery funding through Arts Council England, with additional support from Exeter Northcott Theatre, BARN Growth Fund through Take Art, Strode Theatre, Prema, Strike a Light and Lighthouse. Produced by Molly Scarborough and Emma Bettridge.
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2021 show creation and preview tour supported by National Lottery funding through Arts Council England, with additional support from Exeter Northcott Theatre, BARN Growth Fund through Take Art, Strode Theatre, Prema, Strike a Light and Lighthouse. Produced by Molly Scarborough and Emma Bettridge.